{"id":73639,"date":"2016-08-30T14:42:26","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T14:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=eb68be2a2d09c5c41140bc39b18ec21b"},"modified":"2016-08-30T14:42:26","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T14:42:26","slug":"press-release-change-of-her-majestys-ambassador-to-yemen-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=73639","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Change of Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador to Yemen"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mr Simon Shercliff OBE has been appointed Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador to the Republic of Yemen in succession to Mr Edmund Fitton-Brown, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Shercliff will take up his appointment during January 2017.<\/p>\n

Curriculum Vitae<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Full name<\/td>\nSimon Shercliff OBE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Married to<\/td>\nEmma Louise Shercliff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Children<\/td>\nTwo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2014 \u2013 present<\/td>\nAbuja, Deputy High Commissioner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012 \u2013 2014<\/td>\nFCO, Head, Counter Terrorism Department<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011 \u2013 2012<\/td>\nFCO, Deputy Head, South Asia Department<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008 \u2013 2011<\/td>\nWashington DC, First Secretary, Afghanistan\/Pakistan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007 \u2013 2008<\/td>\nKabul, Political Counsellor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006 \u2013 2007<\/td>\nWashington DC, First Secretary Strategic Threats<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\nFCO, Acting Press Secretary to the Foreign Secretary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005 \u2013 2006<\/td>\nFCO, Chief Press Officer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004 \u2013 2005<\/td>\nFCO, Head of Iran\/Iraq Team, Press Office<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003 \u2013 2004<\/td>\nBaghdad, Private Secretary to UK Special Representative for Iraq<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/td>\nFCO, Head of Political Section, Iraq Policy Department<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000 \u2013 2003<\/td>\nTehran, Second Secretary Political<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999 \u2013 2000<\/td>\nLanguage training (Farsi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998 \u2013 1999<\/td>\nFCO, Assistant Desk Officer, Resource Planning Department<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998<\/td>\nJoined FCO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Further information<\/h3>\n